Just as he leaned in for a kiss, Sydney started coughing and spat in his face.


    Sydney had been wracked by coughs the past few days, coughing up phlegm at the slightest


    provocation. Under normal circumstances, she would never perform such a lowly act, but she could not


    care less now.


    The phlegm smeared across Eugene’s mouth was utterly disgusting, prompting him to p Sydney


    across the face before grimly wiping his mouth.


    “Take them away… Once we’re at the hotel, I’ll make them pay.” Eugene seethed with uncontainable


    rage. The bodyguards moved in.


    Just then, the sound of car horns pierced the air. Looking up, they saw an endless convoy of ck


    sedans slowly approaching. There were more than 200 vehicles, each spaced about four to five meters


    apart.


    They stretched over a kilometer just based on the gaps between them. Including the cars themselves,


    the convoy extended over two kilometers.


    “It’s Hera!” Yasmin was thrilled. These cars belonged to Dragon Tiger Hall, and their leader only


    answered to Hera.


    Eugene was stupefied. “Hera… Lewis?” His face turned pale as he looked at Yasmin, his voice


    trembling. “What’s your rtionship with her?”


    Recently, headquarters had sent several emails cautioning them, the Jonford branch, against provoking


    Hera Lewis of Baroque.


    Every time the patriarch convened a board meeting, he cautioned them repeatedly that should they


    encounter Hera, they were to take a detour.


    With a p mark still evident on her face, Sydney let out a cold sneer. “Southern Heavens


    Pharmaceutical belongs to Hera!”


    Eugene’splexion turned ghostly pale as if he had been struck by thunder. As he surveyed his


    surroundings, he saw a sight to behold–a beautiful woman d in an enchanting ck long dress, her


    long hair flowing freely.


    She was nked by several imposing figures, making a grand entrance. The sight alone sent Eugene


    into a quivering mess, his legs shaking so violently he nearly fell to his knees.


    Even the bodyguards behind him sensed the impending doom. The formidable Xeno Hun from Dragon


    Tiger Hall, backed by a cohort of 180 burly men, methodically encircled them.


    Hera quieldy made her way to the forefront where Yasmin and the others were. The moment. she


    spotted the p mark on Sydney’s face, a glint of frost shed through her eyes. “Who did this to you?”


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    Overwhelmed by her emotions, Sydney rushed into Hera’s embrace, tears streaming down her face,


    “H1–Hera…‘


    Eyes tinged red, Hera gently soothed her while coaxing softly, “Don’t cry. I’ll make sure the one who


    hurts you pay.”


    Feeling somewhat better, Sydney stepped back from Hera’s embrace and pointed an using finger at


    Eugene. “He was the one who hit me!”


    Without a moment’s hesitation, Hera delivered a resounding p. The force was such that her own


    hand tingled with numbness.


    Head bowed in submission, Eugene stammered, “Ms. Lewis, I’m deeply sorry. I was unaware that


    Southern Heavens Pharmaceutical was under your aegis.”


    Despite Hera standing at only 1.75 meters tall in her eight–centimeter heels and being significantly


    dwarfed by the 1.9–meter–tall Eugene, she was undeterred. Frustrated by the height difference, she


    delivered another p. “Do you expect me to look up to you?”


    Eugene fell to his knees, blood already dripping from the corners of his mouth and nostrils.


    Hera turned to look at Sydney. “You give him exactly what he gave you!”


    Sydney’s eyes shed with a cold light as she stepped forward and delivered two resounding ps to


    Eugene’s face.


    Seeing Hera disy such strength as a pregnant woman, Sydney realized she could not afford to be


    weak. Otherwise, she would only be looking up to Hera in the future.


    Eugene gritted his teeth and endured the humiliation. As his father often said, minor impatience could


    disrupt major ns. Hera’swork already prated the governor’s office. He could do nothing else


    but endure her.


    After pping him four times, Sydney’s small hand was red, so she finally stopped.


    Looking down at Eugene, Hera’s cold gaze locked onto him as she said, “Recently, Hondur


    Pharmaceuticals has targeted Southern Heavens Pharmaceutical more than once. Competition is


    normal when ites to business.


    “Had you used legitimate means topete, I would’ve let it slide. However, you lot have tried to steal


    company secrets by capturing my research personnel, hired people tomit arson, and even


    attempted to poison food in our cafeteria… Is there anything you wouldn’t do?”